Paulette Van Der Beck — How to Be a Good Wife Character Profile

About Paulette Van Der Beck

The protagonist and widow of Robert. She inherits the struggling housekeeping school and undergoes a profound personal and ideological awakening inspired by the 1968 social upheavals, ultimately leading her students toward female liberation.

Paulette Van Der Beck — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Juliette Binoche

Appears in

How to Be a Good Wife (2020)

Role

Protagonist

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• Gilberte Van der Beck (Yolande Moreau)
• Marie-Therese (Noémie Lvovsky)
• André Grunvald (Édouard Baer)
• Residential school student (Marine Berlanger)
• Robert Van der Beck (François Berléand)
• Residential school student (Juliet Doucet)
• Residential school student (Clémence Blondeau)
• Marie-Jo Lorentz (Marie Cornillon)
• Residential school student (Lauren Deguitre)
• Residential school student (Marie-Anne Guilbert)
• Residential school student (Margaux Houssiaux)
• Residential school student (Sasha Herschritt)